When Donatella Calls, You Answer
It’s not often you hear someone say, “Versace slid into my DMs,” but we heard it from interior designer Sasha Bikoff, who has swept the industry with her own colorful cocktail of “Studio 54 living on the planet Venus in 80s glamour.” With her head still spinning from her return from Salone del Mobile where […]
Style this, A. Rudin
When you step off the D&D Building’s elevator on the 12th floor, you’re immediately immersed in the cool, refined, and luminous world of A. Rudin. Greeted by their floor-to-ceiling glass entry, which offers unobstructed sightlines throughout the entire space, it’s clear this is no ordinary showroom. Go Design Go traversed the sun-filled sales floor with […]
The Real Life Fairytale of Saint-Louis
In the time of Kings and Queens, Knights and Royal Courts, Saint-Louis existed, too. Originating in 1586 from Saint-Louis lès bitches, a small village located in the Moselle region of Northeastern France, the glassware company was born, later becoming a haute cristallerie. Surrounded by the natural resources that produce Saint-Louis pieces, the glassmakers naturally stayed […]
DCH Spring Market Sneak Peek
As people in the design trade, we have the capacity to normalize the uncommon, the rare, and the special things. We also have the ability to make the mundane item or experience a unique exception. This thought-provoking idea creates movement in the industry that is inevitable and vital to creative exploration and craft. The DCH’s […]
To Sinfonia and Beyond
Creation Baumann, the independent family-run business was founded in 1886, and has since established itself as a leader in innovative textiles. Given that Creation Baumann is celebrating 40 years of the esteemed Sinfonia fabric this year, CEO of the renowned company, Philippe Baumann, offers us some background to the reimagined textile and the birth of its […]
Designer Spotlight: Beth Diana Smith
Interior designer Beth Diana Smith dazzled with savviness in her recent conversation with GDG. Smith shared her tricks and tips of the trade, what to expect in her upcoming Design on a Dime vignette, and how she got her start in the industry with the influence of… Halle Berry?! More on that in a bit, […]
These Wallpapers are (Be)Spoken For
After decades of close collaboration, the Benjamin Moore color specialists have partnered with The Alpha Workshops wallpaper artisans to create this special capsule collection of 15 hand-painted wallpapers featuring Benjamin Moore premium paints including CENTURY®, Aura® and Studio Finishes®. The Capsule Collection contains five prints in three lustrous colorways, speaking to the basic color groups […]
Student Day at PDC
There’s so much we can learn from each other. We learn from those we encounter in travel, the craftspeople that present at Markets, and from design students who are the future of the industry. PDC’s WESTWEEK encompassed all of these moments of learning and mingling, especially at Student Day, the week’s cap to celebrate it […]
High Point Hit List
The High Point market countdown has begun! Whether you’re still figuring out which exhibitors to hit or can’t make it to market this year, fear not! We’ve combined a list of a handful of brands exhibiting, where they’re located, and linked their social media so you can follow along wherever you are. 1. Hartmann&Forbes Old […]
Artists + Artisans: Seeking the Imperfection in Design
WESTWEEK 2019 was not about extinguishing the conversation about the gratification and exactness that has come from technology advances in the design industry; it was about distinguishing what design is now and where it came from. Hand-crafted work, sans the computer, is the backbone of the design industry. Unique irregularities come with anything handmade. During […]